Y7 (L3) European Countries Investigation

European Countries Investigation

Y7 (L3 Europe)

Quick Quiz

Answer as many questions as you can

Open Ended

1. Name at least 3 countries in Europe and give the direction of where they can be located in Europe

(e.g. UK is NW Europe).

Multiple Choice

2. What is the largest country in Europe based on area (km²)?

• France

• Russia

• Germany

• Turkey

Open Ended

3. Name two rivers that are located in Europe.

(Challenge: which country are they located in?)

Open Ended

4. What places make up the British Isles

(e.g. one is England)?

Open Ended

5. What is the European Union (EU)?

(Hint: What does it do?)

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the capital of France?

• Toulouse

• Paris

• Marseille

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the capital of Germany?

• Frankfurt

• Cologne

• Berlin

Multiple Choice

Which of these is the capital of Spain?

• Madrid

• Barcelona

• Bilbao

Open Ended

How do you think a capital city might be different from an other city within a country?

Open Ended

Why might capital cities have lots of history and culture?

Open Ended

Why might major government buildings be in capital cities rather than spread all across the country?

Open Ended

Which government buildings do you think that we find in the capital city of the UK (London)?

Poll

Do you think that all of the biggest decisions in the UK should be made in London or should they be made more locally?

(e.g. biggest decisions about the North-west made just in the North-west)

• In London

• Locally

Open Ended

Explain the reason for your choice

Open Ended

Last week, we looked at 'population'.

What does 'population' mean?

Multiple Select

Which part of Europe has high population?

• North

• East

• South

• West

• Central

Open Ended

Last week, we looked at 'population density'.

What does 'population density' mean?

Multiple Select

Which part of Europe has high population density?

• North

• East

• South

• West

• Central

Poll

Do you think the map of population or the map of population density is better for telling us about how many people are in a place?

• Population map

• Population density map

Open Ended

Explain your choice

Multiple Select

Which part of Europe has high wealth?

• North

• East

• South

• West

• Central

Open Ended

How do you think a wealthy country will look differently to a poorer country?

Open Ended

How do you think people's lives will be in a wealthy country will be different those to a poorer country?

Poll

Which map do you think was the most useful to tell us about a country?

• Population

• Population density

• Wealth

Open Ended

Why do you think that map was the most useful to tell us about a country?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TAjPgFRiaI 

Multiple Choice

Which part of Europe is Croatia located?

• North

• East

• South

• West

Multiple Choice

What is the approximate population of Croatia?

• 2 million

• 4 million

• 12 million

• 18 million

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a popular food in Croatia?

• Pizza

• Stuffed Peppers

• Beef stew with figs

Multiple Choice

Which part of Europe is Montenegro located?

• North

• East

• South

• West

Multiple Choice

Which mountain in Montenegro is the tallest?

• Bobatov Kuk

• Hajla

• Rumija

Multiple Choice

What is the main religion in Montenegro?

• Catholic

• Muslim

• Hindu

Multiple Choice

Which part of Europe is Cyprus located?

• North-east

• South-east

• South-west

• North-west

Multiple Choice

Which river in Cyprus is the longest?

• Ezousa

• Yialias

• Pedieos

Multiple Choice

Cyprus is divided in half by the two closest countries to it. These are Greece and...

• Macedonia

• Turkey

• Italy

Poll

Which country do you think would be the most interesting to visit?

• Croatia

• Montenegro

• Cyprus

Open Ended

Why did you think this country would be interesting to visit?

Poll

Which country do you think would be the most interesting to live in?

• Luxembourg

• Switzerland

• Poland

• Iceland

• Azerbaijan

Open Ended

Why did you think this country would be interesting to live in?

Poll

Do you think it is more important that we think about human things or physical things when we are trying to learn about what it is like in a country?

• Human things

• Physical things

Open Ended

Explain your choice

Open Ended

What was the most interesting thing that you learned today?